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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-03-07
VIRGINIA NEWS.

There are several cases Of scarlet fever
among the inmates of the Williamsburg
Lunatic Asylum.
Ex-Governor VIM. Smith, who has been
| i'll at his home in Warrenton, is very much
improved in health.
Miss Mary Otey daughter OF Major Peter
j. Otey, was married in Lynchburg on Sat
urday to Mr.. w. n. Mitchell, of Richmond
c. A. Rhodes, charged with blowing open
the safe of ]. V. Jameson, in Luray, on the
night of January 10, last, was convicted IN
| that place on Saturday last and sentenced
to eight years in the penitentiary.
Mrs. Annie J. Phoebus, widow Of the late
Harrison Phoebus, ofthe Hygea Rotelat Old
Point, appeared in the county court Eliza.
| beth City last week, and renounced the pro-
| visions made for her in her late husbands
will.
The election in Portmonih on Saturday
on subscribing $500 to the Atlantic and
Danville Railroad was carried by majority
of 100 in favor of the road. There was
also q majority CT tho property holders
| which secures the subscription.
| Under decree of the U. S. Circuit Court
the Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs was
rented in Richmond. at public auction, on
| Saturday, to W. A. Stuart for S2O OOO. FMS
ease holds good unit the lst of December.
Colonel Stuart is the former lessee.
The body of an unknown white man was
washed ashore on Tangier Island several
days ago aud was buried by the citizens of
| the island His neck was broken and
heavy scar was on his forehead, giving rise
| to the suspicion that he had been murdered.
! The body is supposed TO have been that Of
dredger.
George w. Matthews, son of Rev. Geo.
W. Matthews, of Arkansas, and member
of one of the leading families of the eastern
shore Of Virginia, tried to commit suicide
| Saturday evening at the house of a relative
in the northern part of Accomac county, by
shooting himself in the head with pistol.
The ball entered just below the left ear and
ranging downward came out at his mouth.
Matthews is about twenty-three years old,
we'll educated aud Of commanding presence.
His uncle, who heard the report of the pis-
tol, found him in an clubhouse kneeing
down in the attitude of prayer with the
blood streaming from his head and mouth.
He is still alive, but the doctors do not
think that he can recover. The motive
that led him to try to kill himself is I'M
known and the affair is involved in mystery.
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LCoMMuNIcArrn

The announcement of Rev. Mr.. Dinwd
dies resignation OF his pastorate in this
city is one that affects, not his immediate
congregation merely, but the community
at large. His long residence among us as a
minister. and bic prominent connection
with all Efforts for the general good, tayc
given him peculiar hold upon Christians
of every name, and there must be may in
the different churches, almost unknown TO
him personally, who, nevertheless, feel that
they sustain personal loss in his removal.
As one of this number, the writer bees Leave
to express profound sense of Indebtedness
to this faithful minister of Christ for clearer,
broader views of Scripture truth and high.
er conception of Christian privilege.
A BAPTIST.
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Henry Ward Reecher.

Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, who has been
lying critically i'll since Friday from an at.
tack Of apoplexy at his sons residence, in
Brooklyn, was in an unconscious condition
all day yesterday, and the physicians have
Eabapdonel all hope of his recovery. Yes
terday was communion day at Plymouth
Church, and large gathering of the con.
eregation attended the services. Rev. MIR.
Halliday conducted the morning services,
opening with prayer beseeching the AL.
mighty to strengthen the pastor in his Sc
rious illness. Communion followed, during
which messages concerning Mr. Beecher'5
condition were read and caused tears to
flow in abundance among the congregation.
Mr.. Beecher was taken i'll early Friday
morning, and on Saturday was pronounced
by the physicians to be suffering from an at
tack Of apoplexy with consequent paralysis
of the left side. He was in his usual good
health up to last Thursday evening. He
had been out during that day shopping with
Mrs. Beecher and complained of fatigue on
on his return He ate at night supper
consisting of half a dozen roast clans, and
spent the evening playing backgammon
with Mrs. Beecher. He retired early and
did not complain of feeling unwe!i. MIR.
Beecher was born in Litchfield, Conn.,, June
"a. 1918 1t is safe to say that no man in
this country during his lifetime has had
more written about him has been the sub.
ject OF SO much controversy ; has figured in
so many thrilling Incidents; has had so dra
matte career, and has been the object of so
much lavish eulogy and bitter criticism as
Henry Ward Beecher.
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MORE INcRND1ARY spEEcHEs.--Ther

MORE INCENDIARY SPEECHES. --There
was large meeting of socialists at Turner
Hall, Chicago yesterday afternoon to dis
cuss measure pending in the Illinois legis-
lature known as Merritt's BILL to punish the
authors of inflammatory, incendiary speeches
or writing. After an address by a newspa-
per man named Buchanan announcing cap
talists, the press, and the military, resolu
ton was adopted protesting against the bill.
Then some very radical speeches were de-
livered 10 English. German, and Bohemian.
Editor Curtin, of the ArbeHer Zeitnng, ad-
vised his hearers to procure arms and carry
them. Holmes, the English chairman, de.
clared the socialists had right to preach
treason and the overthrow of society and
the constituted authorities. Sooner than
see the bill pass he would take arms in hand
and preach revolution. He was against the
bill as an American citizen, as a socialist,
and as an anarchist. If necessary they
should all become determined rebels and
preach downright revolution. Curtin and
Holmes were wildly cheered By the crowd
which included number of women.
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The Late Railroad Accident.

ST. LOUIS, March IA full list of casual.
ties in yesterdays railroad accident cannot
be obtained, but aside from Henry Byron,
of Jamestown, n. Y, who has been found
drowned in the smoker, and Byrnes, Il
brakeman, who had foot dislocated, no
one other than those mentioned above was
in any way seriously injured. Nearly one
half of those in the smoker lost most other
clothing, it being torn from thoir persons
either in going ont of the car or by the rush
ashore by ropes. A farmer named Andrew
Whitehead, of Bailey's Station, did heroic
work in saving passengers, he having swan
several times to the smoker and each lime
returned with one of tho unfortunatcs who
were clngiDg to the roof of the car. Sew
eral OF the passengers in the sieepegs also
aided materially in the work, and conductor
Onion, of the train, and all the train crew
worked like Trojana III rescuing those on the
car. The mail is said to have been the largest
ever sent over the road. aud losses will fall
heavily on this city where about three quar-
tiers of the matter originated The regis
tered matter was also very heavy and val
liable, consisting largely OF remtlances from
firms hero TO their correspondents in Texas.
There were separate pouches for Palestine,
Dallas, Texarkana, Hot Springs, Ark, and
Memphis and one from New York for Hous-
ton, Tex. There we're also twenty eight
registered packages for smaller stations
The paper mail is said to be a total loss.
All of the letter mail that can be found will
be brought here and every effort will be
made to ascertain to whom it belongs An
express package without addie's or any.
thing on it by which it can be identified
containing s37 900 was found to-day, and it
not unlikely that others will be discovered
in the bed Of the cree, or in the woods.
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Gern,any and Russia.

BERLIN, Mar. The Kolnische Zeitung
warns Russia that even German patience
towards neighbors has limits. and says
"If Russia compels Germany to take &C.
count of Franco-Russian agreement, let
her beware lest she may herself have to con
slider hostile Germany" The Kreuz Zeit.
ing saya: Letters from st. Petersburg
state that the general hatred of Germany
and the popularity ofFrance are becoming q
sort of violent epidemic in Russia
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ALEX ANDRIA-.
MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 7.

THE LEGISLATURE will reassemble We'd
nesGay week. Upon its action the result oil
next falls election may depend. 1t is use
less. and seuseess, to deny the patent fact
that the democrats OF the State are Ill ut
ease, and by no means satisfied with the
management OF their State debt the unset
tie condition of which, and the necessary
consequences of that condition, they know
have had, and continue to have, q most In
furious effect upon tho advance and prog
ress of Virginia. The motives for them TO
retain their fealty 10 their party are strong
hut self interests are stronger, and II their
representatives in the legislature fail to
adopt sorae plan by which the disastrous
dabt question can be settled definitely land
that can only be with the consent OF the
crediiors), so that Northeru aud foreign cap
itsl DESTROYS of investment in the State may
crafty that desire with the full and perfect
knowledge of its liabilities to tho State, and
the States shattered credit be re establish
ed. and her tarnshed honor be restored, 1t
will not DO unnatural if some of them, VINO
ara unwise. be induced by the deceptive
wiles of their enemies, who will promise to
effect satisfactory settlement of the dehi
to vote against their party next November
and if many of them do, the Malone regime
will be re.establshed, and the last state o.
Virginia be worse than the first. Will the
democrats in The legislature be wise, or viii
thew continue their inseusate struggle
against the inevitable? Upon the answer td
this question depends the future political as
we'll as material fate of the State Bat
even if the party be doomed, will it not be
infinitely better for it TO go down lighting
for right and justice, snd for the fair name
of Virginia?
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GALE OF ARMoRY HALL

By virtue of deed of trust executed by The
alexandria Light Infantry Building Company
dated September 10th. 1881, and OF record in the
CLERKS office OF the Corporation Court of the Ely
OF Alexandria in liber No. 10, page 300, and a.
the request OF the holder of The notes secured
thereby, the undersigned, trustees therein named
will: OH SATURDAY, the 9th day oil April, 1s7'
at - O'Clock NJ, in front Of the premise, offer 70!
sale at public auction, ALL THAT LOT Or
GROUND with the BUILDINGS aud IMPROVE
MENT5 thereon, situate on Royal street in tas
City OF Alexandria, and boundei and descdbed So
follows:
BeginEing at point of the east side of R6ysll
street 90 feet inches south of Prince street ard
running thence east parallel to Prince street -
leet thence South parallel to Royal street 70
ieet thence West parallel to Prince street lls
rect to Royal street thence north on Royal stree.
40 ieet to the beginning being the property
known as "ARM0RY HALL" together with the
FIXTURES and FURNITURE in and upon the
saio premises, belonging to the said Tho Alezsn'
drla Light Infantry Building Company
Terms of sale Cash
JULIAN T. BURKE r-o..ee..
N. 2. T. BURKE,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-03-07

Col Il. G.. INGERsoLL takes, tue March
number Of The North american Recie'c,
q fair. practical and common sense view OF
the existirg labor troubles. He treats his
subject in ii natural, and not sentimental
way, making it plain that the cause of the
trouble came with the brit; of man, and
will continue until his nature be altered.
tina laws cannot affect il, and that il is just
as effective under democratic as under des'
potic governments. and hat ofali despo;isms
that Of socialism il the worst and most cp-
pressve. He concludes iis article by asking
the following suggestive questions. "Will
the laborets use their intelligence for them
selves or for others? WIN they become wise
enough to know that they cannot obtain
their own liberty by destroying that OF
others? Will they inaliys sec that every
man has right to choose his trade, his
profession, his employment, and has the
right to work when, and for whom, and for
what he will? Will they finally say that the
man who has had equal privileges with all
Others has 10 right TO complain. or Will they
follow tho example that has heen set by
their opp,, ssors ? Will they learn that force,
to succeed, must have II thought behind ii,
aud that anything Done, in order that it
may endure, must rest npcu the corner
sIone Of justice?"
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SHOT AT BY srR1E ERs.-A large bullet

SHOT AT BY STRIEERs-A large bullet
was fired Friday night through the parlor
window of Mr.. NJ. p. Hendrickson's house
at South Amboy, n. ]. The bullet passed
over chair just vacated by Mrs. Hendrick-
son, who had her infant in her aims. There
is no clue TO the miscreant. Mr.. Hendrick-
son is the agent Of the New York and Long
Branch Railroad Company. That the of.
ficials of the several coal companies Snip
ping from South Amboy fear an outbreak
among the three hundred strikers is shown
by the precautions they have taken. Arm
ed special deputy sheriffs patrol the docks
night and day. There is a stack OF loaded
repeating rifles kept on the docks. The
new men sleep on barges, and tugs are ready
to haul the vessels out into Raritan Bay if
the docks are attacked. The strikers gather
in the liquor saloons and utter threats of all
kinds. They have no money and no credit,
aud are SO desperate that trouble is ex-
pected
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FIGURING Will nestroved

ST.. PAUL, March IA Hudson, Wis.
special to the Pioneer Press says: The ex-
lensive Touring mill plant of o. Burkhardt,
north of this city, burned this morning loss
500. COO The mill is valued at SAC, 900; in
snrance SIS 900. The elevator and ware
house are valued at 1000 insured for S22,.
500. In the elevator were 81, 900 bushels of
wheat. A number Of small buildings were
also burned. The owner will rebuild at
onca
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Fairfax county, Va, aIarch :, 1857.

A TERRIBLE DEATH.-AIr. Joseph Il. Fan
rem, travelling salesman TO. the firm ii II
Carter & Co., of New York, died At tn,
Metropolitan Hotel, Washington, early on
Friday mornirg last urder most distressing
circumstances Some time during Tus.d.,
last Mr. Farren arrived and rcsistered at
the Metropolitan. More than two hou.s
before he registered he was in the saloon al
tached to the hotel very much under Tue
influence of liquor, and continued in that
condition all during the next day. Abou,
1870 o'clock Wednesday night he came in
to the hotel again very much in liquor.
when he was seen by the night. watch.
man, MIR. Pinton, aud advised to 90 to his
room. This he refused to do, saying that
he was not sleepy, and must have some oys.
tiers before he went TO bed, and said be
would 60 to Harvey's Mr.. Pinton called a
cab for him, and he left for Harvey's BY
himself. In about an half All hour after
wards he returned in the cah and as The
elevator was running Mr.. Pinton saw him
in and on the way TO his room, which was
on the fourth floor. He went in the ROOM
took off mis- oVercoat, and in less than five
minutes cane out again. He was met By
the Waterman on that floor and urged to
return to the room. but refused and said be
was going down to the Office He started
down and all went right until reaching the
second floor. Then he stopped for moment
and looked over the balusters, when he lost
his balance and fell to the Office floor, a dis
lance of about twenty-five feet. Dr. Ham.
ton was sent for and soon arrived and did
all possible to do for him. From the mo
ment of the fall uali his death he never re.
covered consciousness IL was the opinion
of the doctor that he fractured his skull as
there were no bones broken nor any brui.e.
about the bod. Farren was So years old
and unmarried.
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escape his lips. The face was disfgured be-
yond recognition, and hardly bone in the
body left unbroken There was nothing on
the body by which it could be identified.
There was laundry mark OF the Initials
&c P" on the shirt and pinned to the
vest was q badge showing that he
was member of the Scandinavian Work.
mems Association. The body was taken to
the morgue. This is the third suicide that
has occurred at the waterworks.
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A postoflice has been established at Ia
Grange, King George county.
Anlun Tn Mo,ruErs

MRS. WINsLow's SOOTHING sYRrr. Tor ,n.
dren teething, is the prescription of one OF The
best female nurses and physicians in the I0pi
States, and has been used for forty years viii.
never-failing success by millions of mothers for
their children. During the process OF tcethiug
its value is incalculable. 1t relieves the child
from pain, cures dysentery and diarrhqa. pripns
in the bowels, and wind-colc. By giving health
to the child it rests the mother Price % cent:'
bottle. mv5-1v1MW&E
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The President and the Dcpenden.
Pension Veto.

To the editor Of the Alexandria Gazette:
Tho ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE like the NeT yo.,
Tri5une) emphasizes the alleged inconsistent =.
President Cleveland in "patitioning Consre,, j.
1884 to pension every man in the Union Arm,
and in 1887 vetoing the dependent pension In,
though it goes SO far as to say he was right +,
the latter Now if the case were exactly tins .
would be little to the discredit of Mr.. Cleveland
since, as Pope says, "A man should never H.
ashamed to own he has been in the wrong which
is but saying in other words that he is wiser =,
day than he was yesterday But Mr. Cley.l,,i
did not in 1884 petition Congress to pension e,.-r
man in the Union army.
In the Baltimore Sun of the 18th ultiao,,
pears the following in connection VITA the clos
of the discussion Of the dependent pension ge,o
in the House of Representatives
"Mr. Matson closed the debite. H.
hsd been asked whether the President had .r'r
signed petition asking that Il pension be r1l,t
ed to all soldiers Of the late war lie held il, Ii.
hand petition drawn UP in 1884, wkich Sgs -o
long 10 read now. IL was pumejously sigue4
and in substance asked that a pension OF "a. ie,s,
So a month be granted to all hOnoraby disch.rr.i
soldiers. It contained this endorsements
II am sure the subject of this petition is WORTHY
of the prompt and careful consideration OF ca,
gress, and the fullest justice should be done 10
ths parties in whose interests this movement +,
made. GROVER CLEVELAND"
Such qualified endorsement as this is very .-
from being 'petitouing of Congress to pension
every man in the Union amy" and rails
amounts to nothing orc way or another
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-03-07

For % years have been afflicted with Catarrb
go that have been confined to my room for two
months at q time, have tried all the humbues
in hopes of relief but TO no success until met
with an old friend who had used Ely's Cream
Balm and advised me to try it. l procured
bottle to please him, and from the first applica-
ton found relief 1t is the best remedy have
ever ttied.-W. C. MATHEWS, Justice of the Pesce,
Shenandoah Iowa.
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The SeDfemnate law.

BERLIN, March 7.-The deficit that will
be caused in the budget by the operation of
the Seplenuate law will be covered by a
fresh loan. All projects for fresh taxation
have been postponed, and the session of the
Reiehstag will probably terminate in two
months
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-03-07

The NEW u Senator from New jersey, like
many of his colleagues, entered manhood as a day
lsborer, and with no other education than what
he had obtained by his own unaided efforts. He
and his colleagues like him were sober, indus
trious aud economical. This is government
where all have equal opportunities, but only the
few wise profit by them.
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STOCKHOLDERS MEETINGS.

A Alexandria, Va, March 7, 1sS1.
"A MEETING OF THE MARINE RAILWAY
SHiPBUILDING AND COAL COMPANY will
be ned at the office of the company. in this city
on MONDAY, April 4th, 1887, at 2 clock II.
By order of the Pres dent
mh7 w3w All. AGNEW, Secretary.
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Parents. do not fail to give Dr. Bulls
Cough Syrup to the little ones for cough,
cold. and Group.
I jumped from car and sprained my
ankle, Salvation Oil, the great pain extin-
gRsher, cured it in three days. Itisnow as
we'll as ever.
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HENRY WARD BEEcHERs death will he regret.
ted by the world at large simply for the reason
that he possessed in remarkable degree that rare
ouslty of brains not because he ever used that
quality TO benefit society or to advance the cause
of Christianity.
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When Remus jumped over his brothers
little vail how were his sprains cured with.
out Salvation Oil?
a good record-In thirty three years DIR.
Bulls Cough Syrup has never failed to cure
cough, cold, or general hoarseneas. It is
nonparei.
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Fomented Rnssia.

VIENNA, March The Tagbatt says
that the Bulgarian government has obtained
documentary proof that the Russian Minis.
ter at Bucharest was at the head of the Bull
garian conspiracy.
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Aunt Julie Taylor who died recently in
St. Louis. claimed to be Ill years old. Shs
was undoubtedly a centenariap, for daugh
ter who survives her is a very old woman.
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A woman in Vol: Pit township. Ohio, an
CRY at her husband, threw the poker at him
SIS he sat holding their baby in his arms.
and it hit the little one on the head and kill
led il.
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appointment.

WASHINGTON March THE President
has appointed John B. sackett postmaster
at Buffalo, n. Y.
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DR.. Oscar Fl. Baird, of Sussex county,
was thrown from his buggy and killed one
day last week.
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PEATHER BUSTERS of all kinds at
Il feb2o AMOS B. SLAYMAKERs.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-02-04
Train Them at Home.

There are colleges for females called
seminaries, where people send their
daughters to get polished. rIney
should be able to teach their children
good breeding at home or give up the
child raising experiment, it seems TO
me. The seminary system OF ruDoin2
down their scholars grinds them down
pretty smooth, but unless the sparkle
IS deep-set it is in danger OF giving our
before the polishing is complete.
Parents who have sent their daign
tiers to Summaries to be so poiisneo
as to be calculated to shine only IN 9
sumptuously furnished parlor are
the ones who can't understand why
young men prefer to 60 it alone, ana
can afford to spend their money pay
ing pool rather than get married 20
one of their scintillating jewels. Ine
reason is because young men "a /,
afford to furnish the setting required
for such costly ornaments, ana py
the time they become prepared 70
stand the cost the jewels are iadeu q
are ost.-Philadelphia Call.